Flowchart Designer 4+

Yes, I know this is a free version but after building a complex flow chart (and yes, I was saving constantly) I did an undo action and several of the connecting lines were misaligned. Instead of realigning each of them I do what I do with EVERY OTHER APP: I chose “File > Revert to” the saved document.

Much to my horror it restored a version from the very beginning!! Believe me when I say that I’m a power user, have been on Macs since literally the very beginning, and know how to use macOS, apps and the machine to its limit. There is NO excuse for an app to exhibit this behavior and, of course, there isn’t a snowballs-chance-in-hell I’ll upgrade to the full version now.

Overall I’m liking it a lot more than Gliffy, although it has some quirks and rough edges. It’s nice to be able to draw connecting lines without having to select a separate tool, and symmetrical resizing by holding the option key is great. Option-dragging to duplicate would be great if it didn’t also duplicate the lines attached to an object. Undo really needs work, it just seems like a lot of actions cannot be undone. I like to work on an unlimited canvas size as my charts will never be printed, but creating a custom page size is an OK workaround for the fact that the canvas size is equal to the page setup page size. I wish that text for connecting lines would either create a mask over the line or default to being next to the line instead of on top of it, as having to drag every line label to the side after creating it is a pain.

I’ve only spent a bit of time with this application, but it works surprisingly well IMO. It lacks a bit of polish, and there are a few minor bugs. That said, I was able to easily whip up a diagram and solve my immediate problem of needing to document a workflow at the office. It’s also worth noting that the developer made some clever design choices; e.g., newly-added shapes ’see’ the properties you had set for the last shape you’d added, and adopt them automatically.